The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 13, 1899, Page 8

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1899 ALAMEDA COUNTY NEWS. LD IS GIVEN OVER 0 POLITICS Common Sense. | stake except the satisfaction of their own -| it is better organized: | hoped, give to this undesirable eiement | A Good Time to Use| | out obnoxious -plans there is an element, having nothing at selfishness, who care nothing for the in- dividual or society at large. This element in this city s perhaps no greater than in any other city of the size of Oakland, but It possesses the faculty of .making itself felt on election day, and If. it cannot succced in electing a sufficient portion of the city govern- ment to give it control,. it has frequently succeeded in assérting its power suffi- ciently to.block the honest efforts of the - majority and thus nullify the will of the greater portlon of the voters. Plans are even now being formulated to try to bring about.a.repetition of these tactics. Trades are being made that will, it is at.least enough votes in the City Council 1o overthrow- any .good measure that might-be proposed even if it cannot carry its own. Any orie acquainted with affairs of this HOW TO AVOID SCANDALS| VOTERS SHOULD NOT BE LED BY SOPHISTRIES. of the Army of Candidates It‘ Should Not Be Difficult to Choose Trustworthy ‘ Men. Out city.can see many important questions | ihat will arise during the term of the next ‘Council. . Prominent among them ls ihe: water .rate matter. This is a com- plex affair that will require well balanced inds and men of inflexible character to dle. There will, undoubtedly, be an- other agitation regarding public parks, and this matter must be dealt with in such a ‘way as to secure public parks if the people ‘desire thém, but secure them on-such terms as will make it impossible for the city government to be branded as having had 2 personal interest in the transaction. The many improvements contemplated and now under way in the vieinity of Lake Merritt need very judi-| cfous administration. While there can be | no doubt .that this beautiful section of the city should be made as attractive as| |-possible, ‘it is imperative that the line be drawn between such work as is of public | | benefit and such as will tend to partake | Osakland Office San Francisco Call, %8 Broadway, Feb.12 There are many sterling: men ‘running for office at this time, but there is not one worthy, in my. opinion,.of taking to himsel? and debauching that great bat- tle-cry of Manila @nd Santiago, ‘“Remem- | ber the Maine.” Ignorant and possibly patriotic venders of peanuis or special s of soap may be pardoned for be- ing led into such .an error against good taste in advertising, but there €an be no éxcuse for an intelligent citizen consid- i worthy of filling a public office doin, such “cheap t:xr\lofilng. Yet aroun have noticed on the .political | nen who. do and -should ' know better ‘than to commit such an offense sgainst decency, the quack:expression, ‘‘remember .theé nam The Maine “will be remembered as ‘long &S ‘the name. of erica exists, but it.1s just as:sure that e names now being placaraed will be as surely forgotten eration, some of them. with th cards be. more: work _and less talk e a vast improvement in.politics: mare work. for the floatin; at is needed In Ogklar entiment should be the:text -of every: political h-during. this . ¢am- and certainly be the } of every officlal elected -to office. ty_politics amounts - largely _to . Rarely 48 anything pledged by ecking an of carried out: -Ir anner or othér enough: little foxes to squeeze. into admin- to. spoil- the vine; n -the wisdom -of a. Soloman has so.far able ‘to keep. them. out. - -The nger is threatening at this time. are men before the community as for office who are no ‘more fit ted with public confidence and ture of-public money than they he throne of an ideal re- en. On:the other hand of men who ean be trust- who have been tried ever dream ‘of betr or”_eonniv however: indi- e thef! ngle cent . from E men_are how eye, and it is to be hoped ent. vote of Oakland is am- antee the -election- of a city that will do something and. to making pie-crust prom- no intention or desire not {ses which it h 10 carry out. glve For one whole month each voter has a duty to perform. In this time.he owes it to himself and every fellow citizen to examine theq character, the antecedents, the alliances and_the influences which gurround every individual’ seeking public favor. This is not a difficult task nor. s it one that should. be slighted.- On fits performance’ -faithfully - - depen the status of this city for two years, perhaps longer. It is éasy to obtain all the neces- gary information regarding every candi- date, and if there be any candidate about who so little is: known that his standing cannot be ascertained, It is safe to say | that such a one is not the best man for whom to vote | It is true, as it always has been, that | i | them are some planks that are highly of the nature_ of personal benefits. Anoth- er important matter is the disposition of | the Cemetery Creek imbroglio. Already an ordinance has been passed to print ap- propriating an immense sum of money | from the taxes, that will not be fixed until next October, for settling this guestion It is not possible or advisable at this time, in view of the many conflicting state- | ments regarding Cemeterr Creek, to offer a definite opinion, but it is & publc ques- tion of grave importance and will have to | | be determined in some manner or other| by the next City Councl. nounced: and permanent street improve- ments have been made, calling for the expenditure of huge sums. No fault can now be found with existing thoroughfares between East Oakland and the city proper.. A movement is already on foot | t0-settle upon orie of .the arteries leading | to West Oakland and to place it in as| good condition as the one to East Oak- land. ' Out -north the same problem has to_be ‘solved. - These matters all involve large slices from the city treasury. They | all “present a possibility for crookedness, | and- consequently form an important ele- ment in the consideration of fit men for | the next city: government. There Is also | & question of patronige which cannot be ignored. No-one can presume to say that | during the past two years the city patron- age . has . been dispensed .in a manner most befitting the dignity of its govern- ment or: the efficiency of some of its de- partments. - This' patronage involves the | expenditure -of one-half, posssibly more, of the entire income of the city, -and it | carinot be placed in the hands of men too | honést_for- their positions. The Beard of Edycation is only of sec- ondary. importence to the City Council. The president: of -a large .political organi- | zation told ‘me recently that.he thought | it was a mistake for a municipal conven- | tion. to be rushed.through in one night. | He remarked that in view of the impor- | tance of Its functi a second night | <honld always be.taken up in considera- tion of candidates for the School Board. This is true. Usually after thé nomina- tion of the city ticket and the City Coun- cil, interest lags-and the nomination of School .Directors is . made in a hasty, per- | functory manner.- To' what extent this 1 true in regard to the naminations recent- ly made 1 cannot say, but it is not radi- cal to. say that the election of men who | appoint the teachers to. train the most numerous portion of the community should engross the best attention of mu- nicipal conventions. As a rule Oakland | nas had good School Boards, and as there is not_much competition for places on. the board in this campaign it is prob- | able that the next board will be as con- | scientious as those that have preceded it. | That_good men have been nominated for | During. the past two yvears some pro-i the Board of Education in the past has | Mminent danger of being impaired mate- been due to luck more than to | rially. ¢ Inrgely careful thought and scrutiny on the part of delegates. Just now- all the candidates are restlng! on their arms. dangerous to active campalgners. No one | séems to know at this time just | hurled from_ either camp. Then there is | should not be extended to the carmen. | two Incidents that have been brought to A FAMOUS CHOIR : OAKLAND’S FIRST M. E. CHURCH | | Funds Are Not Forthcoming to Meet | | cles to-night that all is not peace and | and that a very materfal reduction is to There are many platforms | be made in number and quality. The first befors the public, and in every one of | o the foregoing statements I8 vigorously | tor,”and along | past six years. Both attribute the im- what lines the campaign should be prose- cuted. Each fears the other fellow, for, after all, there is no doubt that a politi- cal campaign while it does not affect a majority of the voters, does influence enough of them to control the balance of power. One of the issues will be a low municipal tax. This will, of course, be the slogan of the Davie faction. On the other hand, arguments will be made to show that Davie's dollar tax did the ecit) no good, and this will be bandied bac! and forth until the election. Another Elank which will require careful handling y _the politiclans who would avoid pit- falls, is that relating to public parks. Bome of the platforms condemn them, and others favor them. A thinker can easily see that dangerous missiles can. be the always delicate liquor question, water front litigation and other matters that politicians would willingly steer clear of | at_election time. | Many of the candidates are wluhlng| that fate would be as good to them now as it was to Mayor Thomas two years ago, when it kept him at home sick until the night before the election, when he was hurried to the Tabernacle, accom- panied by his doctor, and made one little speech and was hurried home again be- fore any one had time to suggest any in- tricate queries. There is one other suggestion that is very necessary. While walking around one hears a great deal of whispering, and in places where it should not be. This afternoon one Republican candidate ex- pressed all kinds of fear that the oppo- sition would put up some kind of a| scheme to defeat the Republican ticket. | | He bemoaned the fact that such things | should be. and created an impression that he might be one of the unfortunates. Such | behavior is absurd, and indicates the child | in politics. Of course, the opposition will | devise a scheme whereby it hopes to win. | It would not have nominated a ticket did | it not think so. This is no excuse, how- ever, for lying down before it, and there- by give it encouragement. There is only one way under present circumstances of electing the Republican ticket, and that is by standing together and working to- gether. Any individual candidate who goss around with a downcast head should resign, and not prove a milistone to his fellows. There Is no way to win except by unity, and this is always understood and carried out by the other fellow. There is_in this city a Repubican majority which, if combined, coyld elect every man of its party by long odds, and when croakers come to the surface they should be energetically put down. - . It is not easy to see why the principle of giving Christmas boxes to mailcarriers | Of the two, perhaps the carman has the harder and least pleasant. as he certain- ly has the least paid, lot. During the past month the carmen of this city have not | been favored by the weather, and those who travel frequently and regularly have often missed the familiar face of the reg- war motorneer or conductor. In a meas- | ure they are as much public servants | as are police officers or postmen. and in this city, at least, they. are entitled to | | more cons{deration’than is usually shown | to them. ‘hese remarks are prompted b; my notice. A few days ago I learned that | | carmen were paying for rent and support | of a brother lai low from the effects o his ‘“late runs” when ice and frost were holding carnival. It was all done unos- | tentatiously and only by accldent was it discovered. The other incident is the fact that next Tuesday the Carmen's Associa- tion is to hold its first annual reunion at | Reed Hall. Tt is little short of a du to help out these noble fellows on this oc. STUART W. BOOTH. FEELS HARD TIMES MAY RETRENCH. | Demands of the Sweet Singers. OAKLAND, Feb. 12—Unless the purse | strings of the well-to-do members of the First M. E. Church congregation are | loosened promptly, the large and well- | appointed choir of twenty volces is in im- It was whispered about in religious eir- harmony in this aggregation of singers, ev. Dr. E. R. Dille, the pas- | J. M. Robinson, who has served | faithfully as leader of the choir for the CROWDS RUSH TO L e R R e R R S Co S S S S e = S ¥ HE - battleship Jowa was nearly swamped with visitors yesterday. During the entire afternoon she was surrounded by craft of every deserip- tion. seeking to unload their human freight upon her decks. Lauriches and whitehalls were allowed alongside the battleship, but tugs and stern-wheel steamers had to discharge thefr passen- gers into small boats In order to get them aboard. This was very slow work, and in consequence there was soon a jaim alongside the man-of-war. Only one boat could get to the gangway at a time, and gbout 2 p. m. there were from thirty to forty craft of all sorts and sizes awaiting their turn. Many of the excursionists on the tugs Jost their patience and thelr temper and indulged in some pretty tall swearing. ‘Aboard the Iowa things were not in a much better shape. It did not take-long to land a couple of thousand fieopla on her decks, and these were walking over each other An a vain attempt to geot a look at “Bob” Evans’ famous fig ting ship. It was when the thousands aboar wanted to go home and met the other thousands anxious to come aboard the warship on the gangway that the fun was at its height. Neither side would §lve way, and the crew of the Iowa had INSPECT 0o i»m-@+&wmmfl%mww—o+flh—ofl%flw' .0—4)—0—0—0—0—0—9—%%0“—0—0—0-0»-0—0—0—0:—0% e SRCER SRS 0—0—0—0—0-0-0—0-\ D400+ The Water Front Was Thronged With Thousands Anxious to Get Aboard. finally to. clear thé ladder and regulate the Inflow and outtow. . s On the wharves ‘the crowd was even worse thdan on the bay. It seemed as if the whole town had.taken advantage of the finé day to vislt the battleship. Short- ly before 3-p. m. Henry Peterson stopped selling tickets for his boats, and mount- ing. a platform informed "the wailting crowd that all who had fickets and want- ed to-go home could:do 0, and the tick- ts would be honored next Wednesday or Sunday. The majority followed Peterson’s suggestion, but a number hung on and went out on the launches as late as 5 p. m, One of the most pleasant excursions of the afternoon v{as that of the Press- Club to theé Jowa.® It was particlpated in by members and more than that numoer of" ladies, © The State tug Governor Markham had been placed at the disposal of the club, and In addition the big Sea King and Captain Titchworth's trim tug Annle were engaged. These three vessels handled the excursion nicely. :The club members and their ladies embarked at 2 o’'clock, and the three tugs made a trip around the bay, first visiting the Union Iron Works for a cursory inspection of the new battie-ship Wisconsin and the record- breaking Japanese cruiser Chitose. Then the procession wended its way out to tne Golden Gate. TFavored by balmy wenthes the cruise was a pleasant one. At o'clock the Press Club tugs drew up to the Iowa, and the excursionists were soon of THE I0WA | | | i Eaas o o ] aboard the vessel.' They were shown every consideration by the officers, and spent an hour viewing the famous fight- ing craft. 'l'her ?xcm;;lon wnls in every way as successful as the previous outings of_this club have been. 5 When the crowd was ‘thickest around the Folsom street float a gang of sneak- thieves beg.n oreu!lns. Officers Shaw, Ellis and W. Coleman, of the harbor po- lice, were there in plain clothes, and the; kept close watch on the light-fingere: gentry. Four of them were mu{ht in_the act of robbing C. H. Crowell, of 3320 Sev- enteenth street. George Franklin, who q‘ave his occupation as a tailor; Willlam homas, who sald he was a barber, and James Fisher, who claims to be a painter, were caught, but the fourth member o the gang got away. Fisher had $205 in his ockets besides the purse he had stolen rom Crowell, while Franklin had $21 40 RS RO AR e R station and char; with grand larceny. i Fisher, alias Ryan, i{s an_old offender, and has only been released from jail 4 few weeks. His &onn: wife, carrying a six-months-old ‘baby, was in the crowd. and she went up to her husband and kissed him after the officers had hand- U Goree ot poltce under Cor orce of police unde! rporal ‘‘Bob’ Cockrell took care of the crowd at Fol- som street, and there were no accidents pending danger of a reduction in the Bervice to “‘hard times and lack of funds." “There is no trouble in the choir,” said Leader Robinson, after the services to- night; “only, as I understand it, the funds are so low that it will be necessary to re- duce the expenses.” Aslde from Mr. Robinson, the twenty Yoices include the leading soprano, Mrs. Dewing, also a leading tenor, a bass and contralto, all of whom are paid regular salaries, aggregating about $1,500 per an- num, and apparently, though the congre- fntlon is one of the largest, most fash- onable and well-to-do in this city, the expenses have been met not without some slight difficulty. Dr. Dille stated, however, that while it had not been definitely determined as yet to reduce the choir, such action is not unlikely, owing entirely to flnancial causes. J. A. Johnson, one of the church trustees, commentingon the same subject, said: “‘Our cholr is perhaps one of the best appointed ‘on this side of the bay, and compares favorably with those of leading churches in San Francisco, and it would be a pity to impair its present excellent quality. You see $1800 annually for choir expenses is a good deal, though we are not complaining of the cost. It Is the matter of raising the money with whic! to keep it up. I believe the big Unitari: Church cheir In San Francisco has had to be reduced likewise. Hwever, we have every hope that some amicable ar- rangement will be agreed upon by which the excellence of our choir will not be marred.” ————————— Epworth League Alliance. OAKLAND, Feb. 12—The fourth quar- terly conference and ammual meeting of the Epworth League Alllance will be held next Thursday night in the Norwegian and Danish M. E. church on Twentieth street. At that time officers will be elect- ed to serve for the ensuing year. The opening praise service will be con- ducted by Rev. E. M. Hill of the Twenty- fourth Avenue Church, and President W, H. Waste will preside. The reports will include those from each chapter in the Alllance, which will be particularly inter- es!lng, as they will show what actual Ep- worth’ League work has been done in Alameda county during the past year. ‘The conference will as usual conclude with a social reunion. ALAMEDA SCRIBES NEARLY MOREHOUSED DR. ALFRED SANDER GOES ON THE WARPATH. Bloodshed Threatened to Be the Se- quel to the Roebke-Green- Sander Romance. Alameda Office San Francisco Call, 1428 Park street, Feb, 12, The exclusive publication in this morn- ing’s Call of the romance behind the love affairs of Miss Amanda Roebke and Dr. | Jacob Green created a decided sensation in Alameda society circles, and long be- fore noon a copy of the paper could not | be purchased here for any price. Dr. Alfred Sander, who appeared as a conspicuous figure in the romance, went on the warpath .early in the day and startled the community by chasing wild- up and down Park street, with his pockets full of pistols, prepared to ‘‘More- house” the first newspaper man who crossed his path—Call correspondent pre- ferred. Fortunately the scribes kept out of the way and did not seek to interview the angry medico until the police department had been appealed to to cool him down. Later in the day a meeting was arranged between Dr. Sander and the representa- tive of this journal in the office of Chief of Police Conrad. The doctor's affianced, Miss Ruth Gruenberg, was present. Briefly, the physician said: “I am glad now I did not meet you this morning. If I had. one of us would have shed blood. I had two pistols. Not intending to take advantage of you, I proposed to lend you one with which to protect yourself, if you were unarmed. “I was never in love with Miss Amanda Roebke, and any statements to the con- trary are untrue. Both ghe and ‘Jake Green worked for me. /My bookkeeper caught them hugging d kissing each other during office hours, and when he told me I Informed Green's mother. That is all T have had to do with the affair. This happened more than a year and a half ago and I have not been mixed up in any such matter since. If I was not to be married to an estimable young lady next Sunday I would have no complaint to make with the story printed in The Call this morning, but under the circum- stances, it made me mad and I firmly in- tended to set the matter right by shoot- ing the author.” The doctor promised that if the above statement was published he would do no killing for at least twenty-four hours. A. M. Roebke, father of Miss Elsie, who was credited with making the statement that Dr. Sander was in love with her sister, Amanda, and sought to prevent her marriage with Dr. J. 8. Green, when the latter won her affections, says that his daughter does not remember having made such an announcement and that the robability is that a different meaning 'rom that intended has been given to some idle remarks she may have passed. In the main, however, the story published this morning is correct and there is am- ple evidence to corroborate it. —— LINCOLN DAY. Appropriate Su:vices s:t Several of the Oakland Churches. OAKLAND, Feb. 12.—Services appropri- ate to the commemoration of the anniversary of the birth of Abra- ham Lincoln were held at several of the principal churches to-day. Rev. R. F. Coyle, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, delivered an interesting dis- course to-night on the martyred Presi- dent. At the First M. E. Church, Rev. Dr. Dille spoke of Lincoln as a statesman and Christian, whose life is a lesson for the hour. The evening services at the Mar- ket Street Congregational Church also in- cluded a Lincoin anniversary sermon. In each instance special music was a feature of the observance. The Emeryville Mission Sunday School jo(ntl(}i' observed Lincoln Day with its second anniversary in the new chapel on Watts street. Rev. John Blakewell, rector of Trinity Church, spoke to-day on “Charity, the Greatest of Gifts.” At the First Baptist Church to-night Rev. C. H. Hobart delivered a biographi- cal discourse on “Simon Peter—a Study of Character.” “The Signs of the Times Show that the Second Coming of Christ is at Hand” was the topic of a sermon by L. L. Alex- ander at the Gospel Tent this afternoon. Rev. -A. T. eedham, pastor of the Eighth Avenue M. E. Church, discussed “The Theater and Its Reform”’ to-night. The subject of Rev, J. T. Sunderland's sermon at the First Unitarian Church to- day was ‘“‘Salvation by Atonement versus Balvation by Character.” Rev. J. Whitcomb Brougher of Pater- son, N. J., occupied Rev. C. M, Hill's pul- pit ‘at the Tenth Avenue Baptist Church this evening. Rev. G. W. Phelps delivered the morn- ing sermon at the First United Presby- terian Church to-day. At the Centennial Presbyterian Church Rev. Mr. Miller of San Francisco delivered the morning sermon. J. J. Valentine deliyered a lecture on “Imperial Democracy” at the Church of the Advent this morning. —_—————— Lincoln’s Memory Honored. ALAMEDA, Feb. 12.—Lincoln -Day was observed this evening at the First C...- gregational Church. The church was crowded. A large number of the veterans of the G. A. R. partieipated. One of the features of the celebration was Judge A. B. Hunt's oration on the “Life of Lin- coln.” The programme was as follows: !Tramp, Tramp, the Boys Are March- ing,” by the choir (H. 8. Stedman musical director); introductory remarks, Colonel Ceorge C. Babcock; praver, Rev. W. W. Scudder Jr.; ‘“‘Battle mn of the Re- oration, ‘‘Life of Lincoln,” ublic,” choir; udge A B. Hunt; solo, “Star Spangled Mrs. Flefschner Lewis. i —— ey L Alameda News Notes. Al [EDA, Feb. 12.—The Municipal League Wwill meet to-morrow evening at Armory Hall. All tne candidates named for places on the League ticket will be ru\:gu red to appear before the meeting and C) orse the platform. harges preferred inst Police Officer Moebus by Attorney George Perry will be considere: Mondn; night by the Board of City Trustees. Perry asks for Moebus’ dismissal from the force. : Water rates for the ensuing year will be fixed at to-morrow night's meeting of the Banne; any description throughout the day. City Trustees, FANNING FELL SHORT OF HES OLO-TIME FORM His Failed to Kill Twelve Birds. BEAT MANY EASTERN CRACKS MET DEFEAT AT OLYMPIC GUN CLUB SHOOT. Next Sunday, However, He Will Probably Shoot Again, and Promises to Slay All Birds. Tod Sloan failed to appear at the Olym- plc Gun Club traps yesterday, but Eddle Bald, the crack cycler, was there, and as he shoots like Sloan, without taking aim, the crowd failed to greatly deplore the absence of “Lord Beresford's chum.” The guest of the day, however, was Jack Fanning, who for the past two years has represented the club in Eastern matches. Lovers of the sport by the score went out to see Fanning shoot. The money was not large enough to spur Fanning to his best, however, and as a result he met de- feat. In the first 12-bird match J. Fanning | killed 10, Ed Fay 11, Slade 8, C. E. Nau- man 12, F. Ireland 10 and Ed Gaines 9. Nauman's shooting was brilliant. He killed his birds ‘“clean” and seldom used | his second barrel. Two weeks ago Fay made a record of 17 birds straight, using his second barrel but twice, and although he killed all of his birds but one yester- day his record fell below that of two weeks ago, as he used a second on three birds that failed to show great speed. In the second 12-bird match the shoot- ing was poor. Fred Feudner and Eddie Bald entered, .at soon feli out. J. Cole- man’ killed 9 birds and Ed Kittleman got 7. A third 12-bird match was arranged, and in this Nauman and Fay broke eve: each killing 12 straight and clean. Jack Fanning got 10, Siade 10, Ireland 8 and Feudner 9. In the next match Bald en- tered and stayed the matter out, but as a shot he is not a success. He man- aged, however, to get 6 birds out of his dozen, while Coleman got 9, Golcher 10, Kittleman 7 and Gaines 6. The next and ast match was a six-bird. Bald came in, exploded 11 shells and got 2 birds, te bested Coieman, however, who only land- ed 1 of his half-dozen. Golcher got uis 6 with 6 shells, Kittleman 2, Nauman 5 and Fanning 4. Another match, it is thought, will be arranged for next Sun- day, and - Fanning promises to redeem himself, and he can, as Eastern cracks will testify. Fanning met all the members of the gun club at the beginning of the pocket pool tournament, which opened Sgturday evening, where he was the guest of honor and enjoyed the evening. The tournament will not be concluded for several days. LECTURES ON ASTRONOMY. Professors of Lick Ol:;servatory to De- | liver Public Addresses. BERKELEY, Feb. 12—Professor A. O. Leuschner, of the department of astron- omy in the University of California, has | made arrangements with the professors at Lick Observatory for a series of public lectures to be delivered in Berkeley. The lectures will begin next Tuesday. mornmfi at 9:25 o’clock, in room 22, South Hall, an Tuesday and be continued every will Thursday at the same hour until the se- ries completed. The subjects chosen are as follows: y Professor James E. Keeler, “Th Methods of Astro-Physical Research, February 14; “The Classification of the Stars, February 16. By Assoclate Professor W. W. Campbell —*Spectrographic Determinations of Stel- lar Motions,” February 28; ‘‘Some Obser- vations Bearing on the \uestion of Side- real Evolution,”” March 2. y Associate Professor R. H. Tucker— “Astronomy of Precision, Aims and Meth- o0ds,” March 14 and 18. By Assoclate Professor Hussey— Surface Features of Mars,” March Review of the Methods and Results of Double Star Astronomy,” March 30. e Berkeley News Notes. BERKELEY, Feb. 12.—The Right Rev- erend W. F. Nichols, D.D., Bishop of Cal- ifornia, officiated at an afternoon service held in St. Mark’s Episcopal Church_to- day in behalf of the World's Student “hristian Confederation. The service was devoted to a_consideration of the needs of Christian influence among the college life of students. Major Charles L. Tilden of Alameda delivered a_lecture this evening in the Unitarian Church, on the subject of the Philippines. in a series given every Sunday evening at the Unitarlan Church. — e Another Tesla Victim. OAKLAND, Feb. 12.—Another victim has been added to the list of fatalities at the coal mines in Tesla. Carl Brown, a miner, while engaged in some small blast- ing in one of the tunnels was asphyxi- ated by the blast. There were three other men en- gaged at work near by at the time, but they escaped uninjured. When they saw Brown fall they ,attempted to reach his side, but some moments elapsed before they could finally carry him out of the tunnel, and then Brown was beyond all ho]ge. eceased was a native of Germany, aged 23 years and was unmarried. €AN FRANCISCO CALL. BUSINESS OFFICE of the San Francisco Call, corner of Market and Third streets, open until 12 o'clock every night in the year. BRANCH OFFICES—527 Montgomery street, corner Clay; cpen until 9:30 o'clock. 287 Hayes street; open unt(l 9:30 o'clock. 621 McAllister street; open until 9:30 o'clock. 615 Larkin street; open until 9:30 o'clock. 1941 Mission street; open until 10 o'clock. 2261 Market street, corner Sixteenth; open MLEETING NOTICES SAN FRANCISCO Chapter No. 1, Roy ‘Arch Masons, meets THIS EVENIN! until 9 o'clock. 106 Eleventh street; open until 9 o’clock. 2526 Mission street; open until 9 o'clock. NW. corner of Twenty-second and Kentucky streets; open until 9 o'clock. M. M. degree. J e OCCIDENTAL Lodge No. 22, F. and M.—Called meeting THIS (MONDAY EVENING, at 7:30 o'clock. First de gree. By order of the Master. WALTER G. ANDERSON, Secretary. KING SOLOMON'S Lodge No. 260, F. and A. M., Franklin Hall, ‘1839 Fill- mote st.—First degree THIS (MON- DAY) EVENING, at 7 o'clock. By order of the Master. HARRY BAEHR, Secretary. CALIFORNIA Lodge No. 1, I. O. " O. F.—Initiation MONDAY < EVENING, February 13, 1899. Al G. CLARK, N. G. THE annual meeting of the stockholders of the SBlerra {lway Company of California will be held ct the offices of the company, num- and 238 Crocker Bullding, City and County of San Francisco, State of Callfornia, on MONDAY, the 13th of February,' 189, at the four of 11 o'clock @. m., for the purpose of electing directors for the ensuing year and the t on_of #uch other business as may come before sald meeting. Dated January 28, 1899 JOHN ‘M. BONNER, Secretary. STOCKHOLDERS' _meeting, Contra_ Costa ‘Water Company—Notice is hereby given that a_meeting of the stockholders of the CON- TRA co%m WATER COMPANY will be held at the office of said company in the building No. 723 Montgomery st., in the city and_county of San Francisco, on THURS- DAY, the 16th day of February, A.D. 1899, at 10 o'clock a. m. All stockholders are ear- nestly requested to attend, as business of importance will come before the meeting. WM. H. MEAD, Secretary Contra Costa Water Company. MEETING NOTICES—Continued. ANNUAL meeting—The regular annual meet- A Lot “the stockholders of the WESTERN BEET SUGAR COMPANY will be held at the- office of the company, 327 Market San Francisco, California, on WEDNESDAY, the 1st_day of March, 18%9, at the hour of 11 oclock a. m., for the purpose of electing a Poard of directors to serye for the ensuing year, and the transaction bf such other. busi- ess as may come before the meeting. Transfer books will close on Baturday, Fel: , 1899, at 12 o'clock m. e ROBT. OXNARD, Secretary. - THE California Debris Commission, having re- ceived applications to 1 rocess. trom F. M. Phelps, n the Cedar Creek Mine, near Fair Play, El Dorado Co., to deposit tailings in Cedar Creek: from A. B. Jacks, in the Badger Hill Mine, near Spanish Ranch, Plumas Co., to deposit tail- ings in an old pit; from John H. Hoad. in the Hoad's Ranch Mine, near Merrimac, Butte Co., to deposit taflings in Haphazard Ravine; and from J. S, Mills; in-the Moun- tain Ranch Placer Mine, ‘near Mountain Ranch, Calaveras Co., to deposit tailings in Murray Creek, gives notice ‘that'a meeting Wil Le held at room 59, -Flood building, San Franciaco, Cal., on February 27, 1899, at 1:30 p. . : THE TRESTLE BOARD, 31 per year: Sreekiy, go; raomtniys 106; sold b ail newsdealers. Office, 408 California st., San Francisco. A WEEK'S news for & cents—The Weekly Call, 16 pages, in wrapper, for mailing, ¥1 per year. SPECIAL NOTICES. ROOMS papered _from §3; whitened. 1 up; Gainting done. Hartman Palnt Co.. 319 34 at. BAD tenants efected for $: collections made: ofty or country. PACIFIC COLLECTION CO., 415 Montgomery st., rooms 9-10: tel. 5530. ences, desires a situation. CO., 316 Sutter st. ATTENTION—At the German Employment Office, MRS. LAMBERT, 418 Powell st., tele- | phone Maln 5332, German, French and Ameri- second girls, house giris - and, nurses, well recommended, desire positions. | A SWEDISH housegirl; first-class cook; two | “years' references. Apply MRS. NORTON, Swedish and German Employment Bureau, 313 Sutter st. g — A_FIRST-CLASS laundress. desires situation; best of references; city or country. MISS Gi N, 325 Sutter st LADY cook, all around, wants head chef's | “place; & _man, second 'cook; cook, English, | .French, German and Hungarian, do all first> | “Class baking, first-class carver; first-class | references. 242 Natoma st. GOVERNESS wishes position; quiet, refined young lady; plano, voice eutture, German, | English; thoroughly | country’or will travel; references. Call. YOUNG woman wants_situation | " housekeeper; ~thoroughly capabls country. Call evenings, 58 Third st., T. o45.. AN Eastern woman wants situation at house- work; good cook and laundress; city or coun- 276 Minna st., near Fourth. YOUNG strong woman, work by the day; wash, iron and housecleaning; $1 per day. 846 Broad- w experienced ' musician; Box 80, The lecture was the second | coal gas arising after the | and housecleaner terms $1; references. NT nts work by the da | Box Call office. | A STRONG girl _wishes situation; general | “housework or work upstairs. Apply 1374 | _Stevenson st., near 13th and Valencia. | ne YOUNG German girl wishes situation to tend | " bakery or assist in light housework, Apply at 116 Perry st. G lady wisbss to do writing in office or Adaress A. R. L., box 79, Call, LADY wants to take care of a child; good home. 710% Clementina st. | You at home. s 40 ol R S S | WOMAN wishes position to do housework: eity { or countr all wages. Mrs. C. C.. 131 3d. GERMAN-JEWISH girl wants a situation for | "light housework. Address 2241 Post st. | THOROUGHLY experienced ladles’_ tailor | “wants to take charge of a few orders every | week for a high-ciass ladies’ tailoring es- tablishment; perfect fit and artistic finishin guaranteed; none but first-class houses nee | apply. Write, stating prices and particulars, | _to box 223, Call office. TED—A home with a refined family, ing in housekeeping are desired; tional referencas; home. Box 224, Call RELIABLE educated woman -would ltke post- tion to care for chfldren with famlily going | to travel; anywhere: Honolulu, Japan, Alas- | HELEN SMITH, Oakland, Cal.; refer- | _ences exchanged | RESPECTABLE young person wishes position | to assist in light housework: small family; | sleep home. Address or cail afternoons at 17 San Carlos ave., near Eighteenth st. FIRST-CLASS dressmaker from New York wishes engagements in families, or will make dresses _for half price: satisfaction - guaran- teed. Box 247, Call office. v AMERICAN girl wants situation at second work, care of children or upstairs work; no heavy washing; wages $15. Address box 73; Call office. 3 5 SCANDINAVIAN girl, arrived lately, wishes a position in an American family te do general housework. 81 Oak RELIABLE woman wents any kind of work by the duy; would take work home. Inquire at 1416 Clay st. compensation, office. a happy mine by the hydraulic | A . where good judgment in directing and assist- | uriexcep- | SITUATIONS WANTED—Continued. RELIABLE man wants jobs from real estate : A e Py e B Klayer and whitener and ) Lol Denters tools. 120 Lexington ave. RELIABLE orderfy general office man, experi. enced. in. rajlroad, -steamship and -electrical ‘work, wants situatiol Box 210, Call. MAN &nd wife. want positions in_country ho- el; man waiter.or_clerk; wife chambermald, ‘Adaress W. H. COX, 1%5A Valencia st. ‘HONEST, sober, Industrious_gardener: under. Hgt:rfi:?ihe cire of lawn,- flowers, -horses and Sows:. drtving; private place:' ‘handy = anq ilting: -small wages and g06d home. . Box 203, Call office: STEADY, sober rectifier wants a_situation 1y a wholesale lquor.-Tiouse; . bést references, Box 17, Call office. POSITION in barber shop by YOUng man has had some experfence; purpose of fin - Jearning trade; city or coun(‘ry; Box 140 WINCHESTER House, 44 Third st., nea ket; 200 Tooms; 25¢ to $1 50 night: 31 weék; convenient and:respectable; fre and baggage.to and from ferry. HELF WANTED—FEMALE 2 SECOND girls; $20. and 25 chambermald, plain washing,. American and_German families, 32 girls for ‘housework, Berkeley, $2 Ml Valley, $20; Sausalito, §2 $15; and a large number of glrls to sitiations. -J: F. CROSETT. & CO. Set " ter st. CHAMBERMAID, walt 1 meal, résses, hotels and restaurants, and $6 week; and others. J. F. CR( CO., 316 Sutter st. NEAT young gtrl, light work, $10 to §1 g second girl, $25; French or German 2 second girls, $20 and $25; 20 housew city and. country,-$10 to $25. MISS CUL! 32 Sutter st. NEAT young girl, light housework, § home. MISS CULLEN, 3% Sutter st GERMAN girl, bakery, = ; middle-aked. woman as nurse = MISS CULLEN, 32 Sutter URSE, 1 child 2% years-old, $20. MISs LEN, 32 Sutter st. C. R. HANSEN & to $22 50; 4 waltresses, city, $20; waitresses, $5 ‘and 36, city; 5 cha for first-class country hotel, $20; 2 malds to walt, $20; cook; boarding-! fancy ironer, city, $30: C.. R. HANSEN CO., 104 Geary st. | c. R. HANSEN & CQ.. ..Phone G 2 Jewish. family ‘cooks, 2 fam $30; 30 girls for cooking and hou %o §30; 2 neat young second girls, HANSEN & CO., 104 Geary st. REFINED woman as housekeeper $15; boarding house caok, $25; 10 w giris, housework, nice country places $20, fare paid. MURRAY & READY st. 20 GOOD housework girls for city and $26_and $20; cook, private fam > MISS PLUNKETT, TED—Cooks; and_girls’ for housework. Larkin st HOUSEKEEPERS, - cooks, laundresses, chambermaids always wanted for. g« ing positions in city or. country.. WE: LABOR BUREAU, 51 Clay st. WANTED—Girls for all kinds of nurse girly, iF & tions; ‘good . wages; - your -cholee o positions. WESTERN . LABOR AU, 541 Clay st. GOOD glrls. can securs good , paying without delay: all kinds of Work, - W -LABOR BUREAU, 541 Clay st. GIRL for second work wages ‘$20; also. cook, WANTED—A .Swedjsh, - -Danish ‘second girl for a family of 1; and. experienced: wages $20: " onl Teferences. Apply 1208 Geary, WANTED—Strong middle-aged wor sist an invalid. -Inquire at M3.Gr 10-and 12 ¢'clock. YOUNG girl for. general housework; at home; wages $3 per week. 19 worth st. NTICE for dressmaking. 3. E GOLDSTEIN. . Apply bet: .10 an WANTED—Nursegirl. 2408 Fillmore: st. EXBERIENCED hands silk and | “hirt walsts; power. FIRST-CLASS talloress. on vests. street. | WANTED_GIrl for second work and waiting. 1367 Hyde st. EXPERIENCED. . pants - finishers: wanted; steady work.. 65 Third st; old No, 3L A NEAT :gitl_for housework; family of two; ‘wages $9.; 1717 Turk st. GIRL for light chamber work, sewing, wait- ing; wages $20. 112 Pine st.. city reference. | WANTED—An apprentice girl on fine coats. 23 Post st., oo 27. GIRL to asslst with heusework and look after children, 716 Green st. WANTED—GIrl that has_worked in employ- ‘ment office. 1073% Market st., room S. GIRL for upstairs work; also girl to do cook- ing. 1130 O'Farrell st. on_‘ladies’ 409 Turk st. §67 Mission EXPFRIENCED dressmaker wishes engage- ments by the day. Call or address MRS. ROBERTSON, 112 Eighth st., first flucr. COMPETENT waltress and parior maid de- sires situation; reference; wages $25; coun- try preferred. Address box 61, Call office. | WANTED—Situation as nurse; is willing and obliging; wages not so much an object as a home. “Address MRS. N. J. R., Call office. | RELIABLE womian wishes work by the day; | “reference It needed; washing or houseclean: | ing. Address box 65, Call office. SITUATION wanted by young woman ay housekeeper: is a good cook; city or coun- { try. Address box 75, Call. | GERMAN woman wishes few places, washing and cleaning, $1 day and car fare. Address 387 Ha it. IWANTED—Good steady finishers on pants. 560 Fourth st., near Brannan. GIRL for housework, ‘Who sleeps at home pre- ferred; no cooking. 195168 Powell st. WOMAN for very light housework. 10 Steuart upstairs, after 9 a. m. EXPERIENCED -opérators. on shirts: best pa: steady ' work. BRENNER-ULMAN CO.; Battery st. GOOD _experienced - tafloress on ‘custom coat wages no object; also an ‘apprentice, 117 Harriet st. WANTED—Skirt - operators. . DAVIDSON & MILLER, 731 Mark'{( St. AGED woman wishes washing and housecleaning by the day. 3§ Harriet st. | GERMAN girl, good cook and laundress, wants. work in family; willing to do anythin small wages. Address FRAULEIN, 541 Clay. GOOD cook wants position: willing to do | housework; small wages. Address MRS. | DALY, i1 Clay st. WANTED—Expérienced - operators to sew on men’s shirts and underiwear; a few nexperi- enced will be taught. Apply between 10 &, m. and 2 p. m, at the L. ELKUS CO., 20-31 Bat- tery st. g YOUNG. lady, not over 20, to sell cosmetics in the country; 'good salary. Apply between 10 and 12 a. m., 40 Geary st. FINISHERS and apprentices on custom coats. 541 Market st. — NEAT competent woman desires a position' to do_general housework; wages $15. ,Call 3677 Twenty-third st., near Dolores. YOUNG lady will glve $ for rosm and be companion to lady or assist morning- and evening for board. Box 166, Call office. ° CHEAPEST and best in America—The Weekly Call, 16 pages, sent to any address in' the United States, postpaid. for $1 per year. SITUATIONS WANTED—MALE. A—WESTERN Labor Bureau, 41 Clay st., tel,, Green 681, furnishes reliable male or female help, any nationality, free of charge. JAPANESE-CHINESE Emp. Agency; all kinds help. GEO. AOKI, 30 Geary st.: tel Grant-36. CHINESE and Japanese Employment Offics: best help. 414% O'Farrell st.; East 43, MIDDLE-AGED man, handy 0ols, wants light work; good home more an object than wages; best of references. Address H. WAR- 0 Anthony st. COACHMAN, thoroughly expertenced man, 3 years with ‘the late Mayor Sutro, highest. o Teferences, wants position. Box 203, Call EXPERIENCED buggy washer and harress | cleaner wants situation. Address 746, Howard. RESPECTABLE young man, 19 years, speaking German and French, desires a position: in office, store, etc., where he could-be useful and perfect himself in Engiish; wages no ob- ject. Address F. B., 2326 California, st. 3 ENGINEER, 32 years of age; statlonary: or traction engine; does his own repairing: als. pipefitting and putting up of new machinery Al references. Address box 248, Call offic WANTED—SItuation by a young American as indoor servant; b ye: experience; Teferences; salary no object.. Address E. A., Call office. ) _HELP WANTED—MALE, WANTED— more drift gravel miners, $40 and board; young man for creamery, 33 and room;. harness. cleaner, $45 and room; carpet layer; marker for laundry; farmer and wife, $32 50; ironer, $30 and found; cooks, walters and others. Apply to J. F. CROSETT & CO., 628 Socramento st. 2 - A-MURRAY & READY.. 2 carpenters, .sawmill company..:...$2 50 day Blacksmith, country ‘shop, $35 and found; fur- nace man for a quicksilver ‘mine, $40 and found; English gardener to raise cucumbers, $26; Scotch gardener for a corporation, $25 and .found;10 farm, orchard and vineyard hands, 325 and $20; 3 choreboys and men for ranches, $10 to $§; man to take charge of creamery, $50; 25 woodchoppers,” §3, 32 and $150 cord: 26 tlemalkers, 8c, 9¢ and 1% each; farmer and wife, $30; 2 sheep herders, $25; 3 boys to learn trades, .§3 week; German choreboy: German boy, city butcher shop, $15 and found; strong oy for'a city.grocery store; $5 week. MUR- RAY & READY, §34-638 Clay st. PLANER hand 'to run_matcher,- $250. day. MURRAY & READY, '634-63 Clay st. COOKS..:.6. Waiters..., 3 Baker's Assistants. MURRAY & READY, 634-636 Clay AT C, R. HANSEN & CO.’S....Phone Grant 185 Rockmen and ' laborers for the Skaguay Railroad, Alaska; reduced fares. ‘Woodsmen ant laborers for the Wwood: boss here. RS 6 woodcheppers, San Mateéo County, $140 a . cord. C. R. HANSEN & CO., 104 Geary st. 10 RATROAD. laborers,’ steady ‘work, for miil compary, $20 and board; 3 shovelers, city. $26 and board; 10 redwood. tie makers, 9c and 1lc aplece; 10 post makers. R. T. WARD & .CO., 608 and 610 Clay st. PAINTER, -paperhanger and decorator, first- class quick temperate young man; best refer- ence; wiil work very cheap; city ‘or country; hotel work a speciaity. Box T4, Call offics. YOUNG Frenchman wants a situation In an American family; wages no object; wants to perfect himself in the English language. Ad- dress A. C., 843 Pacific st. & EXPERIENCED bedmaker and porter wishes position; hotel or lodging-house: handy with tools. Address box 244, Call office. SITUATION wanted by young man of 26 as bookkeepemr or assistant or any office work. Box 228, Call. 2 ; $25. MISS CULLEN, 32 Sut- GOOD wages for operator on vests; machines _-by power. 64114 Stevenson st. WANTED—German walter; hotel. _tucky st., Potrero. YOUTH and a boy for pi¢ture traming. JONES, 547 Mission gt. 1534 Ken- WANTED—First-class walter. Apply bet. 10 and 11 a. m., 29 Stockton st. WANTED—An _ experfenced _night walter; must have references. Box 78, Call office. BARTENDER, first-class, experlenced. look- ing for a position. Address H. FREE, 1039 Mission st. . STRONG German, 30, desires situation | _kgld; rglerenca 282 Seventh st., rear t;l‘ol::‘e{ WANTED—Apprentice and finishér on custom coats. 449 Minna st., near Sixth. YOUNG man to carry evening route; must have his own horse and cart. 232 Minna st. SHOEMAKER, first-class workman, d situation. Box 28, Call. S Ostmy COOK would Iike to have a posttion in hot boarding house. Box S1, Call, = GET your shoes half-goled while wais % 1o 6o, 543 Mission bt bet. ist snd Y e TO go this week—$00 pairs men's shoes, some nearly new, from 50c to $150: new shoes, slightly damaged, one-half price. 562 Mission bet, First and Second sts.; open Sundays. MAN tlxindtnw(lr;;;rlne mii}‘neu ana_rectify- ng liquor business; mo others need Bpply. Box 201, Call otfice. g sy »